A STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF AKACHI ADIMORA-EZEIGBO’S TRAFFICKED
ABSTRACT
Stylistics is the study of literary and non-literary texts using linguistic and literary descriptions. The aim in this research work was a stylistic analysis of Akachi adimora-ezeigbo’s Trafficked. The study critically analysed the data through the use of some levels of stylistic description namely; graphology, morphology, syntax, lexico-semantics and cohesion. The study discovered that at the graphological level, the author used italics, comma and dash. Among these, it was found out that the author used italics for stream of consciousness in order to reveal the real intention of the speaker. At the morphological level, it was noticed that the author only gave the full meaning of ‘OYSCO’,’WON’, etc which she introduced in the novel and takes for granted the full meaning of other acronyms. She also idiosyncratically employed more hyphenated compounding. The marked lexico-syntactic patterns used in the text are basically for emphasis. At the lexico-semantics level, proverbs was used to introduce the readers to the rich culture of the African society. Also, cohesive devices employed by the author were used to create links within the text. The conclusion to the work was that the employment of stylistic tools in the analysis of literary and non-literary text enhances better understanding of such texts and the authors.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
General Introduction
1.1 Introduction to the study
1.2 Statement of the problem
1.3 Purpose of the study
1.4 Scope of the study
1.5 Justification of the study
1.6 Data description/synopsis of the novel
1.7 Biography of the author
1.8 Summary
CHAPTER TWO
Literature review
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Concept of style
2.3 Stylistics
2.4 Levels of stylistic description
2.4.1 Graphology
2.4.2 Morphology
2.4.3 Syntax
2.4.4 Lexico-semantics
2.5 Cohesion
2.6 Summary
CHAPTER THREE
Stylistic elements in Akachi adimora-ezeigbo’s Trafficked
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Graphology
3.2.1 Italics
3.2.2 Comma
3.2.3 Dash
3.2.4 Capitalization
3.3 Morphology
3.3.1 Compounding
3.3.2 Acronymy
3.4 Lexis and syntax
3.4.1 Parenthesis
3.4.2 Anaphora
33.4.3 Polyptoton
3.5 Lexico-semantics
3.5.1 Proverbs
3.5.2 Simile
3.5.3 Deviant words
3.6 Cohesion
3.7 Findings
3.8 Summary
CHAPTER FOUR
Introduction, Summary, Recommendation and Conclusion
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Summary
4.3 Recommendation
4.4 Conclusion
References
CHAPTER ONE
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
1.1 INTRODUCTION
Stylistics, a branch of linguistics which developed from the ancient Greek rhetoric through the Swiss linguist, Charles Bally during the 20th century, is an aspect of language study that has attracted a great deal of attention from scholars. Young as this discipline is, it is open to so many fields of study most especially to related disciplines such as theory of literature, poetics and aesthetics, among others.